Manure-loader



A. Rf NELSON. MANUR'E LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23| 1920.

A. R. NELSON.

MANURE LOADER.

APPLmATloN FILED JUNE23. 1920.

1,392,653. 'Patented oct. 4, 1921.

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A. R. NELSON.

'MANURE LOADER.

APPLlcATloN man JUNE 23.1920.

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A. R. NELSON.

MANURE LOADER.

l APPLICATION FILED )UNE 23, |920- 1,392,653, Patented oet. 4, 1921.

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Application filed June 23,

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Be it known that Anvil) R. NELSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mediapolis, in the county of Des Moines and State of Iowa, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in -a Manure-Loader, of which the fol-lowingis; a specification, reference'being had therein to the accompanying dravvi gs.

This invention relates to an improvement in manure loaders, and the object ofthe invention is the construction of a loading apparatus which is susceptible of handlingY sand, gravel, coal, stones, manure, or ,any substance that the operator desires to load or unload.

Another object of the invention is the construction of'an apparatus, which includes an efficient Vand, peculiarly constructed andl equipped hopper, -inconjunction vvith anL elevating device, wherebyv the hopper can be loaded and then the contents of the hopper dumped into a suitable conveyance Vfor the expeditious handling of the material.

Vith these` and other objects in View, my

invention comprises certain novel combinations, constructions and arrangements. df parts as Will be hereinafter described, illus'- trated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularlyV pointed out in the ap.- pended claims] In thedrawings: l

Figure 1 is an end vievv'of an apparatus constructed in accordance with the present invention. i

Fig. 2 is a rear elevated view of the appa-f ratus. Y

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional apparatus. Y Fig.vv 4 isa horizontal .sectional View of the apparatus, taken on` line li- 4, Fig. 1, and looking in the direction of the arrows( i 'Fig.V5 is an lenlarged fragmentary perspective view cf the hopper;

vrReferring to the drawings bynumerals, 1 comprises the runners ofthe main frame, and'2`are the end Vstandards supported upon the runners 1. j j

At each side of the frame, constituted by said vrunners 1 and standards 2, and sup-V ported atY their ends inthe standards 2, .are inclined krods 3, constituting an' inclined track-Way, at each end, upon-Which travels the rollers 4. The rollers 4 are journaled upon shafts 5 ofthe brackets 6; brackets 6 are suitably secured teI the ends 7 of the hopvieW of the Specification of Letters Patent.

i Patented 0st. 4, 1921.

1920. serial No. 391,065.

per-frame; this hopper-frame includes the ends 7, the back 8 and the front piece 9. A door 10 is hinged, at 11, to the front piece 9, which door 10 normally closes the front of the hopper-frame, While the apparatus is being filled or loaded by the elevator 12. A scoop-like bottom 13 is pivotally mounted, at 14, on the ends 7 of the hoppereframe, this bottom 13 projecting beyond the front of the hopper-frame, shown in Figs. 3 and 5; extending from the ends of this front portion of the vbottm are lugs 15, which are engaged by latches 16 pivoted, at 17, upon the ends rods 18 are pivotally connected, at their front ends, to the upper portion of the latches 16, and the rear ends of the rods slide in apertured lugs 19 formed integrally upon bracing strips 20. The rear ends ofV the rods are formed into eyes 21 and ropes or cables 22 are fastened in these eyes; by the operator drawing-rearwardly upon the cables or'ropes 22, the latches 16 will be disengaged fromf the lugs 15, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, permitting theV scoop-likev bottom 13 to drop down andl allow the contents of thev hopper to be discharged into a Waiting receptacle at the side of the appae ratus orinto a bin orupon a dump, as the case may be.

rlhe device for. holding the hopper Within the frame, as shown in Fig.V 1, comprises brackets 23, Vupon which are pivotally mounted, at 24, catches 25. These catches catch and hold the lower ends of the vertical strips 20, until the catches are released, whereupon the hopper is allowed to moveto its dumping position, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 3. A coil spring 26 is fastened at one end toV a standard 2 and its other end is fastened'to the inner end of the catch 25, so that these catches 25 have their outer. hooked ends in position to be engaged by the lower ends of strips 20, as soon. as thev hopper is moved back into the frame, from its dumping position (see dotted lines, Fig. 3) the catches snapping over the outer edges of the strips 2O and holding the hopper Within the frame, While it is being loaded. To operate the catches 25 (see Fig. 4) I provide a pivotally mounted lever 27 (Fig. 2) to whichy lever 27 are connected the inner ends of rods 28, the outer ends of said rods being pivotally connected to the inner ends of the catches 25.

When the hopper is in its closed position 'Within the supporting frame, Figs. 1 and 3,

the lower end of the hinged door 10 rests behind the lugs or stops 29(Fig. 3) whereby the door is kept from swinging outwardly until the device is released for dumping, then upon the scoop-like bottom 13 swinging downwardly, upon its pivots 14, as

shown in Fig; 3, the lugs 29 will be removed from contact with the hinged door 10, allowing the door to swing outwardly, as shown in dotted linea-Fig. 3. When the hopper is in its closed position upon the` frame, the lugs 29, of the scoop-like bottom,

lwill retain the hinged door 10 in a closed position, while the hopper is being loaded.

The elevator 12 is pivotally supported, lat 30, upon the primary frame 31, which is slidably mounted upon the inner auxiliary frame 32; the auxiliary frame 32 is pivotally supported upon bolt 33 upon one of the runners 1 ofthe main frame; this pivotal mounting of the frames 31 and 32, upon the main frame, permits the elevator to be swung to diderent horizontal positions upon the frame to enable the persons operating the machine to Ymore easily load the elevator 12.

A motor 34 is supported upon the auxil! iary frame 32 and this motor operates the conveyer 35 ofthe elevator 12, through the medium of a belt 36 and a sprocket chain 37- The elevator 12 is provided with a brace 38, which brace is pivoted, at 39a, upon the elevator 12 and the lower end of the brace is provided with pins 39, which pins are adapted to extend into cross pieces 4:0 fas- Vtenedto the frames 31 and 32 so that by Vadjusting the brace 38V to different cross pieces 40, a different inclination of the elevator 12 can be obtained, at the vwill of the operator, for supporting the elevator and allowingthe bottom ofthe same to reach farther outwardly, if need be, or by shoving in the primary frame 31, uponthe auxiliary Y frame 32, the elevator can be placed closer tothe mainframe, when required.

It will be understood that the loading of the elevator, by throwing the material upon the conveyer 35, will cause the material to be dumped intoV the hopper, and upon the hopper being loadedit can be dumped into a waiting vehicle at the side of the main frame under the hopper, and then the vehicle can be conveyed into a field or to i any other suitable place and unloaded, while,

at Vthe same time, a single operator with the apparatus can be loadingl'the hopper again, through the medium of t ieelevator, so that Y the Vconveying vehicle can substantially be moving all the time, without any interruption, as the hopper will be ready to dump immediately upon the vehicle being returned for a load.V

My apparatus can be equipped with iwheels, by attaching the wheels to the runners 1, in any ordinary manner, and I make means for loading said hopper.

no claim for the placingof the apparatus on wheels, as this is an obvious expedient,

if itis desired to more readily convey the apparatus from one place to another place, instead of drawing the same in any suitable manner, uponr the runners 1.

It is also to be understood that the apparatusis suitable for loading a great many materials into the hopper and thence dumping the same; therefore,-I do` not limit myself merely to the handling `of manure but it is especially adapted for this purpose on the farm, when it is desired to load aV manure spreader and save time kinaccomplishing this result. Y

lVhile' I have described, in the Jforegoing,

the preferred embodiment of my invention,

and have illustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, I wish it'to be understood that I reserve the right to `make such changes or alterations asshall appear to one skilled in the art to which thisinvention relates, and which changes orV alterations shall fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

V What I claimis: i y Y ,n

1. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with ka frame, of pairs of rods vhaving vtheir `ends extending into said frame positioned at the ends of the frame, a roller between andV traveling upon the rods of each pair, a hopper withinV said frame,

ics Y doo-r, meanson the extended end of said botto-m for holding the hinged door in a closed position, locking means engaging the extended end of said scoop-likebottom for holding the bottom against.`v pivotal movement, means for locking the hopper within the framein a `fixed position, and

3. kIn an apparatus ofthe class described, the combination with a frame, of a hopper slidably mounted upon said frame, said hopper including a hinged door and ascooplike bottom, said scoop-like bottom provided with a front projecting edge, lugsupon said projecting edge and adapted to engage the door for holding it in a closed position, said `projecting edge provided at its endsV with lugs, manually operated latches on the hopper and engaging the lugs at the ends of saidI iis i projecting edge for holding the scoop-like bottom in a closed position and thereby holding the doo-r also closed, and means for loading said hopper.

4. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a frame, of a traveling hopper Within said frame, said hopper including a front hinged door and a pivotally mounted bottom, said bottom projecting at its front edge beyond the outer face of the door, lugs upon the projecting portion of the bottom and adapted to rest against the front face of the door for holding it in a closed position, lugs formed upon the ends of the bottom outside of the hopper, locking means engaging these last-mentioned lugs for holding the bottom against pivotal movement and thereby holding the door in a closed position upon the hopper, spring-pressed fastening means coperating with the hopper for retaining it in a fixed position Within the frame, hopper.

5. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a frame, of a traveling hopper mounted upon said frame, said hopand means for loading the 'means for loading the hop per provided with pieces depending from its ends, spring-pressed catches carried by the frame and engaging the depending pieces for holding the hopper in a fixed position Within the frame, and means for loading the hopper.

6. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a frame including pairs of end standards, brackets secured upon said standards, a traveling hopper Within said frame, said hopper provided at its ends with vertical pieces, said pieces extending below the hopper and contiguous to said brackets, catches pivotally mounted upon said bracket and adaptedto engage at their outer ends the pieces on the ends of said hopper, coil springs fastened at one end to some of the standards and at their other end to the inner ends of the catches, a lever pivotally mounted upon the frame, rods connected to the lever and to the catches, and

per.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiX my signature.

ARVID R. NELSON. 

